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→Ferguson Airport
== Ferguson Airport History==
Following World War II, LCDR. B. C. Ferguson left active duty and began searching for a suitable site for an airport. He was operating several Stearmans off a grass strip south of Greenville, Mississippi, crop dusting cotton fields. He lived in Navy Point and wanted a place to repair and maintain the Stearmans during the winter off-season. When he located the site on which the airport is now located, it belonged to a man who owned a dairy farm a few miles away. It was sandy scrub land, with very few trees, and reachable only by a dirt road.
Mr. Ferguson passed away on 30 December 2002. The Ferguson family--son Don, his wife Dee and their daughter Jennifer--have taken over operation of the airport. Ferguson Flying Service no longer exists; the current flight school and testing center is called the Ferguson Aviation Academy. Maintenance is handled by CAM Aviation.
==Airport Information==
==Location==
FAA Identifier: 82J
Lat/Long: 30-23-53.7000N / 087-20-56.0000W
30-23.895000N / 087-20.933333W
30.3982500 / -87.3488889
(estimated)
Elevation: 27 ft. / 8.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1985)
From city: 7 miles SW of PENSACOLA, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32506
==Airport Operations==
Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GNV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 1300-1800
AFTER HOURS CALL 850-450-3069.
Pattern altitude: 527 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF.
==Airport Communications==
CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at PNS (10 nm NE): PHONE 850-436-4799
WX AWOS-3 at JKA (18 nm W): 134.525 (251-968-7581)
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
NUNr188/(4.5) SAUFLEY VOR 108.80 01E
BFMr105/38.7 BROOKLEY VORTAC 112.80 04E
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
PICKENS 254/9.1 326 01E PKZ .--. -.- --..
SUMMERDALE 106/20.4 204 01E ESU . ... ..-
==Airport Services==
Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL AVBL ONLY DURING ATTENDANCE HRS.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE
==Runway Information==
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 3200 x 200 ft. / 975 x 61 m
Surface: asphalt/turf, in good condition
RY 18/36 EASTERN 40 FT ASPH ENTIRE LENGTH AND WESTERN 160 FT TURF ENTIRE LENGTH.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18 RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 30-24.158167N 30-23.632000N
Longitude: 087-20.907667W 087-20.960167W
Traffic pattern: left left
